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What a run! Respected distribution executive Nick Carpou is stepping down from Universal Pictures, where he has worked for the past 35 years, most recently as president of domestic distribution. In his place will be EVP and general sales manager Jim Orr who, in a bit of restructuring, will now report to Peter…

EXCLUSIVE: In what has been a revolving doors scenario in the exhibition and distribution world, Focus Features has hired Landmark’s VP and head film buyer Lisa Bunnell as their new president of distribution. Meanwhile, Focus Features’ previous distrib president, Jim Orr, is heading to Universal, as their EVP and…

Jim Orr has joined FilmDistrict as the new president of distribution, CEO Peter Schlessel announced this afternoon. Orr will oversee all aspects of FilmDistrict's feature distribution and will report directly to Schlessel. This follows Sclessel’s recent hiring of Christine Birch as president of marketing, and…